turn off

éteindre, désactiver

Utiliser les commandes pour éteindre une lumière, arrêter une machine ou désactiver une fonction.

En anglais simple : To stop a light, machine, or feature from working by using its controls.

• Please turn off the light.
• I turned my phone off during dinner.
• Have you turned off email notifications?

Comment l'utiliser : turn something off (Please turn the television off.); turn it/them off (The lights are bright; turn them off.)

Synonymes : switch off, deactivate

Contraires : turn on

Expressions courantes : turn off lights, turn off something, turn off notifications

s’éteindre

Cesser de fonctionner, pour une machine ou une lumière dont l’alimentation électrique est coupée.

En anglais simple : If a machine or light does this, it stops working because its power is stopped.

• The screen turns off after a minute.
• My laptop turned off during the film.
• Why does the light keep turning off?

Synonymes : switch off, shut down

Contraires : turn on

Expressions courantes : turn off automatically, turn off suddenly

fermer, couper

Fermer un robinet ou une vanne pour arrêter l’écoulement d’eau ou de gaz.

En anglais simple : To close a tap or valve so that water or gas stops flowing.

• Turn off the tap, please.
• We turned the gas off before repairing the pipe.
• Has anyone turned off the water supply?

Comment l'utiliser : turn something off (Turn the tap off when you finish washing.)

Synonymes : shut off

Contraires : turn on

Expressions courantes : turn off water, turn off gas, turn off taps

rebuter, dégoûter

Faire perdre l’intérêt à quelqu’un ou lui inspirer du dégoût.

En anglais simple : To make someone lose interest or feel dislike or disgust.

• That smell really turns me off.
• His rude jokes turned several guests off.
• Does all that violence turn you off the film?

Comment l'utiliser : turn someone off (His constant complaining turned me off.); turn someone off something (The poor service turned us off that restaurant.)

Synonymes : put off, repel

Contraires : attract

Expressions courantes : turn off someone, turn off customers

éteindre le feu

Arrêter de chauffer un plat en éteignant le feu ou la plaque dessous.

En anglais simple : To stop heating food by switching off the cooker beneath it.

• The beans are cooked; turn them off.
• I turned off the potatoes before they became too soft.
• Can you turn off the soup while I serve dinner?

Comment l'utiliser : turn off something (The rice is ready, so turn it off.)

Expressions courantes : turn off potatoes, turn off beans

se détourner

Tourner son corps pour ne plus faire face à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To turn your body away from someone or something.

• He turned off from me.
• She turned off from the doorway to face the window.
• The child turned off from us and faced the corner.

Comment l'utiliser : turn off from someone/something (He turned off from the crowd and faced the wall.)

Synonymes : turn away

Expressions courantes : turn off sideways, turn off abruptly